Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$2112
🏠 One person rent	$511	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$650
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	545K	1.49M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 45% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4384th and 6252nd ($1218 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6039th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre

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	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$8095

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$682
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$631
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$708
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$592
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$600
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$601
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$634
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$555
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$624
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$565
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$631
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$521
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$666
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$653
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$511
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$688
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$604
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$636
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$520
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$610
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$632
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$607
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$655
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$925
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$785
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$697
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$682
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$729
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$837
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$756
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$681
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$368